Mop construction



Jan. 16, 1951 1.5, TUCKER 2,538,542

MOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Deo. 16, 1948 fdc/f E 'T1/,cken

INVENTOR.

A TTOFMEY Patented Jan. 16, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'f M01CONSTRUCTION J ack E. Tucker, Fort Worth, Tex. Application December 16,1948, Serial No. 65,634

2 Claims.

This invention relates to Washing or scrubbing devices, such as mops,brushes, and the like, and it has particular reference to a mop having acontinuous flow of water therethrough and provided with a suitablehollow handle for connection to a water hose, and its principal objectresides in the provision of an unique arrangement whereby the mop headcan be removed and renewed, as required, or changed to a different type,such as a head having bristles in the form of a brush, a different kindof nap, and other characteristics suitable to the particular joby athand.

An object of the invention is that of providing a circular flat softnapped mop, having a sheepskin covering, or the like, particularlysuitable for washing automobiles and other iine finishes to preventscratching and marring the surfaces to which it is applied, yetaffording a iiexible device capable oi maintaining its form after beingileXed to diierent positions as will be necessary in washing the bodiesof automobiles, and the like, where it is desirable to operate theinvention into ordinarily inaccessible areas, such as in washing wheels,fenders, and the like.

Broadly, the invention contemplates the pro- Vision of a iexible mophaving a detachable head which is capable of being used with acontinuous stream of water and which can be applied to enameled andpolished surfaces for washing the same without marring or scratching theiinish and which is capable of being ileXed to different shapes in orderto reach into close and normally inaccessible areas without damage tothe mop or to the iinished surfaces.

While the foregoing objects are paramount, other and lesser objects willbecome manifest as the description proceeds, taken in connection withthe appended drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a transverse cross-sectional view of the mop headillustrating the assembly oi the napped material, the flexible disksupporting the napped material in semi-rigid position, the retainingmember, and the hollow tubular handle having a hose fitting thereon.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the invention showing a portion Tof the headcut away illustrating the manner in which the napped material isattached thereto, and

Figure 3 illustrates the invention as applied to the work of washing anautomobile, and fragmentarily showing a section of water hose connectedthereto.

Accordingly, therefore, the invention comprises primarily a tubularhandle l having a coupling Il on one end by which the same can beconnected to an ordinary hose l2 through which water is constantlysupplied through the head assembly. The operative'end of the handle Iiiis formed with an angular bend 4i3 whose inner end is threaded at I4into an interiorly threaded aperture i5 formed in the top vof the lowerretainer member I6 of the head assembly. The retainer member i3 issubstantially cup-shaped and inverted, as illustrated in Figure 1, andhas a circular'flange il formed integral therewith providing a diskwhich affords a seat for a ilexible rubber disk i8 having a central borei9 capable of surrounding the cylindrical portion 20 of the retainermember i6.

A napped material, such as sheep skin 2|, having a nap 22 thereon, isarranged about the iieX- ible disk I8 and extends upwardly within thecylindrical portion 20 of the retainer member I6, as illustrated inFigure l, and is retained therein by a tensioned ring 23. It isdesirable to form the material 2| into a circular pad and stitched topr-ovide a tunnel through which a draw string 24 is arranged and bywhich it can be tied about the member I6 over the disk i8 and retainedby a substantially cup-shaped locking member 25 having a flange 26formed therewith which bears against the material 2l around the memberI6 and impinges the material to the eXible disk 2|. The member 25 issimilar to the member I6 and has an aperture 2l therein through whichthe threaded portion I4 of the handle I0 extends before it is threadedinto the aperture l5 of the member I6.

With the foregoing arrangement the assembly is securely connectedtogether but capable of being disassembled at will to be cleaned orrenewed, the napped material 2l being capable of being changed asdesired. The members I6 and 25 may, if desirable, be formed of plasticor may be stamped or formed with suitable metal dies.

A continuous ow of water is provided to the head assembly through thehandle l0, thence through the chamber 28 and the opening 29 centrally oithe head assemblyto the work.

Manifestly, the structure herein shown and described is capable ofconsiderable modication by persons skilled in the art without departingfrom the spirit and intent of the invention or the scope of the appendedclaims.

What is claimed is: i

1. In a mop adapted to have a continuous ow of water thereto, incombination, a tubular handle having a portion on one end formed at anangle to the longitudinal axis thereof, a flanged plate threaded on saidend and providing a retainer for a material having a nap thereon, aeXible disk on said retainer and supporting said material insemi-ilexible relationship to said handle, a keeper plate impinging saidmaterial on said retainer, and a hose coupling on the other end of saidhandle.

V2. In a fountain type of mop having a hollow tubular handle, incombination, a exible disk attached to one end of said handle, a mopmaterial having a nap on one side formed about said flexible disk, asupporting-disk for said material, a retainer disk for said materialimpinging said material and said flexible disk against said supportingdisk, and a hose couplingontl'ie,V

other end of said handle.

JACK E.: TUCKER.

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